🇨🇿🎒🌱 European Solidarity Corps Volunteering in Czech Republic 🇨🇿 | Become a Volunteer in Czechia for 12 Months with Children & Youth in Náchod 🇨🇿✨

🧩 Project Overview
This European Solidarity Corps individual volunteering opportunity is hosted by STŘEDISKO VOLNÉHO ČASU DÉČKO, NÁCHOD, ZÁMECKÁ 243 and takes place in Náchod, Czech Republic 🇨🇿.

The project offers a rich, hands-on learning experience in youth work and education. Volunteers can choose between activities in a leisure time centre, local schools, Montessori school, or Montessori-style kindergarten, working mainly with children aged 3–18. The experience is designed to be intensive, meaningful, and life-changing, combining non-formal education, creativity, and daily interaction with children and young people.

🎯 Main Activities & Responsibilities
🎒 Supporting activities in a leisure time centre
🏫 Assisting in local schools
🌱 Supporting a Montessori school or Montessori-style kindergarten
🧒 Working with children and teenagers (3–18 years old)
🎨 Helping with creative, educational, and cultural activities
🏕️ Supporting summer camps for children aged 3–13
🤝 Assisting educators while learning by doing in daily youth work

🏠 Accommodation, Food & Local Transport
🏡 Fully funded accommodation in a shared apartment
🛏️ Private room for each volunteer
🍽️ Monthly pocket money to cover food and personal expenses
✈️ Travel costs reimbursed (arrival and return)
🚶 Living close to the organisation – no daily commuting needed
🏙️ Life in Náchod, a small town with cafés, cinema, sports facilities, shops, and social life

🎓 Training & Support During the Activity
🇪🇺 Participation in On-Arrival Training organised by the National Agency
🤝 3-day team-building training with volunteers from the whole project
👩‍🏫 Continuous support from a coordinator and pedagogue
🌱 Step-by-step guidance, especially at the beginning of the project

👤 Participant Profile
🎂 18–30 years old
🌍 Open-minded, responsible, and flexible
📚 Interested in pedagogy and working with children
🤝 Understands volunteering as giving and learning, not only receiving
🗣️ Basic English is helpful
🎓 No special qualifications required — training is provided

📅 Activity Dates
📆 01 September 2026 – 31 August 2027
⏱️ Total duration: 52 weeks
ℹ️ Alternative option: January 2027 – August 2027

⏳ Application Deadline
📅 21 August 2026 – 23:59 (CET)

🌍 Activity Location
🏙️ Náchod, Czech Republic 🇨🇿

👥 Activity Type
🤝 Individual Volunteering (European Solidarity Corps)

🌐 Eligible Countries
Austria 🇦🇹, Belgium 🇧🇪, Bulgaria 🇧🇬, Croatia 🇭🇷, Denmark 🇩🇰, Estonia 🇪🇪, Finland 🇫🇮, France 🇫🇷, Germany 🇩🇪, Greece 🇬🇷, Hungary 🇭🇺, Ireland 🇮🇪, Italy 🇮🇹, Latvia 🇱🇻, Liechtenstein 🇱🇮, Lithuania 🇱🇹, Luxembourg 🇱🇺, Malta 🇲🇹, Netherlands 🇳🇱, Norway 🇳🇴, Portugal 🇵🇹, Romania 🇷🇴, Serbia 🇷🇸, Slovenia 🇸🇮, Spain 🇪🇸, Sweden 🇸🇪, Ukraine 🇺🇦

🏷️ Activity Topics
🌱 Environment and natural protection
📚 Education and training
🎨 Creativity and culture

🔗 Application Link
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/49240_en

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